t-and-f: Abdi

I didn't see anything on Abdi Abdirahman in the 10,000. Anybody know anything? Brian McGuire

t-and-f: Brigita Langerholc

Hello friends, congratulations to Slovenian Brigita Langerholc - she ran 1:59:05 for new NR in second heat at 800m and reached finals! sincerely, Ero!

Re: t-and-f: Abdi

7h1 28.09.04 Q Abdi Abdirahman - Original Message - From: "P.F.Talbot" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Brian McGuire" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "T n F List" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 10:04 AM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Abdi He made it through to the final. On Fri, 22 Sep

t-and-f: Pay respect to Zelezny today(to those who have not yet)

Jan Zelezny 3 golds, 1 silver in 4 olympics,(lost gold in 88 by 2 inches on last throw) 2 world champs 93,95,99 bronze 98m48 world record, # 2 best thrower is 93m His top 100 throws average over 90m! 13 years at the top (Wr back in 87) Overcame big time injuries (back, shoulder etc) 6', 187 lbs I

t-and-f: Marla Runyan - From Paralympian to Olympian

Electronic Telegraph Friday 22 September 2000 Owen Slot ON WEDNESDAY morning, in the heats of the 1500 metres, the Sydney games will experience something wonderful that no other Games has ever seen before. Marla Runyan, a 30-year-old from Eugene, Oregon, will become the first ever Paralympian

t-and-f: Loroupe can be top of her class

The Irish Times Saturday, September 23, 2000 Peter Byrne If Kenya's Tegla Loroupe wins the women's marathon championship through the streets of Sydney tomorrow morning, she will be remembering an old teacher back in her home village of Kapenguria. Deprived of the luxuries enjoyed by the

t-and-f: O'Sullivan turns on the heat

The Irish Times Saturday, September 23, 2000 Sonia O'Sullivan is primed for a big performance in the final of the Olympic 5,000 metres championship on Monday (10.55 a.m. Irish time) following a convincing win in yesterday's heats in Sydney. A nervous, mildly agitated figure when she came on

t-and-f: Szabo still has a point to prove

The Irish Times Saturday, September 23, 2000 Gabriela Szabo comes through the mixed zone waving off questions with her spindly elbows. She never stops, just grabs a tracksuit and keeps on running. What's in that head of hers is anyone's guess. Szabo had just put some fears to rest. Like Sonia

t-and-f: Olympic Beting Women

5000 metres G. Wami 7 - 4G. Szabo 2 - 1 S. O'Sullivan 4 - 1 A. Worku 9 - 2 O. Yegorova 9 - 1 R. Cheruiyot 25 - 1 L. Cheromei 33 - 1 W. Kidane 40 - 1 T. Tomashova 50 - 1 J. Celnova - Prokopcaka 50 - 1 I. Mikitenko 66 - 1 V. Cheruiyot 66 - 1 O. Jevtic 80

t-and-f: Mens Olympic Betting Latest

Mens 400M . M. Johnson 1 - 16 A. Harrison 8 - 1 A. Pettigrew 14 - 1 G. Haughton 25 - 1R. Mackowiak 33 - 1 D. Clarke 40 - 1 A. Moncur 66 - 1 H. Mokganye' 66 - 1 Sunday 24th September 2000, 11:00 Mens 10,000M H. Gebrselassie 1 - 3P. Tergat 4

Re: t-and-f: Loroupe can be top of her class

It's been my understanding that a lot of Kenyans like to "play" with the media by telling them of these 5 and 10 mile runs to school. I've known and run with a handful of Kenyans and they agree. Don't believe everything you hear. Alan From: "R.T." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "R.T." [EMAIL

t-and-f: Then and now

I would be interested in seeing a comparison of marks of the qualifiers in the US trials with their OLY performances. I wouldn't be a pretty picture in most cases. Tom

Re: t-and-f: Then and now

I would be interested in seeing a comparison of marks of the qualifiers in the US trials with their OLY performances. I wouldn't be a pretty picture in most cases. Agreed ... There definitely seems to be a drop off so far .. Mo, Marion, MJ, Drummond, Dragila .. Seem to be where they were at

Re: t-and-f: NBC's first OG TF day = 58%

James Fields wrote: Friday, 22 Sep 2000 -- First day of Sydney OG Track Field coverage by NBC Two sessions advertised as containing TF: 1000-1200, 1900-2400 Summary at the end of those 14 hours: Scheduled events shown: 7 Men 100, 400, some Shot, and one jump of HJ

Re: t-and-f: Abdi

"P.F.Talbot" wrote: He made it through to the final. On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Brian McGuire wrote: I didn't see anything on Abdi Abdirahman in the 10,000. Anybody know anything? Brian McGuire He finished 7th (8 qualified auto) in the first heat, in 28:09. All the time qualifiers,

t-and-f: Hold the hugs and kisses, Donovan.

Am I the only one who winced watching Donovan Bailey hug and kiss Maurice Greene last night after Donovan had been dethroned in the 100m quarterfinals? I mean, I'm all for mutual respect and admiration among the top sprinters, but come on, they just got through explaining that Donovan had

Re: t-and-f: Then and now

On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:25:50 -0700, you wrote: I would be interested in seeing a comparison of marks of the qualifiers in the US trials with their OLY performances. I wouldn't be a pretty picture in most cases. Agreed ... There definitely seems to be a drop off so far .. Mo, Marion, MJ,

t-and-f: Greene and History ..

Now that Maurice has won an Olympic gold to add to his 2 WC golds and his WR, where do people see him in relation to the top sprinters of all time ?? How does he compare to say Hayes and Lewis and Bailey and Christie and Borzov and Hines and the like ?? Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: t-and-f: Then and now

...somebody predicted last week that there wouldn't be any WRs in Sydney, and cited the reasons. Appears to be right on the mark... ...given those same reasons, Zelezny's OR is VERY impressive...something this distance-dominated list probably doesn't pick up on too quick... What is the

t-and-f: Discussion of 100m results

Results discussed below -- scroll down Re: M Greene. -- people need to stop talking about the cold. 9.87 is blazing. Two things prevented his run from being a WR. One was his "poor" reaction time of .197 (but in looking the results of each round all of his reaction times were

t-and-f: Mexican TV and lesser athletes

A couple of days ago I had mentioned to the list about the possibility of catching the Olympics live on Mexican television (if you live close to the border). WOW!! I have been staying up each night from 1am to 6am watching the Olympics (I obviously have no life). At any rate it has been

Re: t-and-f: Greene and History ..

The answer, my dear Watson (thanks for the lob-ball!) is obvious. Who is the only men's sprinter to set a WR when winning the WCs 100M gold, and then come back the next year and set another WR winning an Olympic Final and easing up at 80M? Yup - that pesky Ben Johnson...who also won a

t-and-f: Griak Invitational

Complete results at http://www.raceberryjam.com Gold Men's 8K Team scores: 1. Providence College, 104; 2. Univ of Wisconsin, 147; 3. Brigham Young U, 166; 4. University Of Arizona, 171; 5. Colorado State U, 176; 6. Arizona State U, 190; 7. University Of Oregon, 198; 8. Weber State U, 204; 9.

Re: t-and-f: NBC's first OG TF day = 58%

Between 11 and 12pm NBC has concentrated on summarizing the medals and showing medal ceremonies with an occasional event such as last night's 50 free, which was great by the way. NBC does seem to be cleaning out the closets of up close and personals as last night we got Janet Evans UCP for

t-and-f: Go USA!

The Tampa Tribune is only listing results (at least in Track and Field) for members of the US team. As far as we're concerned there was no gold in the shot put yesterday. Steve S.

t-and-f: First Auto Timing

Does anyone know/remember when auto timing was first used at the Olympics and also when it was first 'officially' used as the standard at the Olympics. Thanks./Drew

Re: t-and-f: NBC's first OG TF day = 58%

Not to mention an irrelevant piece from the archives on Andy Bloom, 4th in the shot. Tony Craddock At 06:05 PM 9/23/00 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Between 11 and 12pm NBC has concentrated on summarizing the medals and showing medal ceremonies with an occasional event such as last night's

t-and-f: Why, why, why?

Why wasn't the women's marathon shown live, or on a 1 or 2 hour tape delay, instead of the next morning? I think it might have been more compelling TV than synchro diving. Jim Gerweck Running Times (getting more disgusted w/ NBC's coverage each day)

t-and-f: womens marathon

if you want to see the result. http://sportsline.netscape.com/ns/ce/multi/0,1511,2820652,00.html

t-and-f: Be quiet Carol!

There's a joke about 2 people in an old folks home, complaining about the food. "Boy, does this taste horrible!" "Yeah, and such small portions, too" That's how I'm beginning to feel about NBC's coverage - a day late, and terrible. Just tonight in the women's 100 semis, Carol Lewis made two

Re: t-and-f: Be quiet Carol!

How about the other night when she referred to Perec as Mary Joe Perec??? EEEessshh!!! Mike - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 7:00 PM Subject: t-and-f: Be quiet Carol! There's a joke about 2 people in an old

t-and-f: Double boost for Lewis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/olympics2000/athletics-field/newsid_939000/939609.stm Denise Lewis' bid for Olympic gold in the heptathlon have been boosted both by her fine performance in the long jump and the withdrawal of chief rival Eunice Barber. Lewis, in third place

Re: t-and-f: Be quiet Carol!

Jim, But your whole point is again a reinforcement as to why Carol shouldn't even be in Sydney. I remember when Dwight Stones said. "Carol does a great job, and the NBC exect agree." By Dwight's own admission, the execs don't really care about the Track and Field coverage on NBC. Carol

Re: t-and-f: Journalist Marion Jones and Olympic rules

I really would like to know the status of this "Rule" Is it really a rule, and are "they" enforcing it? From the moment I read this "rule" I figured it was bogus. If it's not bogus, then would like to make sure that the IOC is investigating ALL Olympic Journalistic exploits. Schiefer

t-and-f: 'Mere mortals' see Greene join gods

Electronic telegraph Sunday 24 September 2000 Owen Slot FOUR YEARS ago, barely anyone would have registered the broken soul who sat weeping in the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Atlanta as the 100 metres final took place beneath him. Barely anyone outside Kansas had even heard of him.

t-and-f: Freeman to stop a nation in its tracks

Electronic Telegraph Sunday 24 September 2000 Owen Slot MARIE-JOSE Perec cracked last week and fled Australia blaming the constant intrusions into her life. Media pressure? A thousand flashbulbs lighting up her every step? She should try being Cathy Freeman for a day. Athletics stadiums

t-and-f: Jubilant Jones completes first leg of golden quest

Electronic Telegraph Sunday 24 September 2000 James Mossop FIRST THE smile, then the tears and finally back to laughter. Marion Jones flew the Olympic 100 metres with queenly majesty, supreme fluency and unrivalled speed. Then her natural humility took over. The fastest woman in the world is

t-and-f: Omens said it all for Modahl

Electronic Telegraph Sunday 24 September 2000 THE EARLY elimination in the heats of Diane Modahl in the 800 metres in Sydney will come as no surprise to the British Olympic Association, who managed to write off her chances before the Games even began. A detailed schedule provided to the media

Re: t-and-f: Journalist Marion Jones and Olympic rules

Schiefer writes: I really would like to know the status of this "Rule". Is it really a rule, and are "they" enforcing it? From the moment I read this "rule" I figured it was bogus. If it's not bogus, then would like to make sure that the IOC is investigating ALL Olympic Journalistic

t-and-f: Tandem Agony

About 30 years ago there was an American figure skater named John Misha Petkevich, who--given his name--was easily mistakable for a Russian skater. According to an Internet source I found, Petkevich won the U.S. men's singles title in 1971. The most likely place to see him skate was on ABC's

t-and-f: Be Thankful

Hey, After watching the swimming coverage I think we should be thankful that the woman interviewing the swimmers after their races isn't heading over to the track; not that Jim Gray is much better. Who asks someone right after they finish a race if they're taking drugs? Come on...She's an